Weekdays of Lent, Weeks 3-5: Contemplative Reading of Scripture 39

This book is the thirty-nineth in the series Contemplative Reading of Scripture. It discusses the readings for the Weekdays of Lent, 3-5. This book follows the method of prayer introduced in earlier books of the series, called the “Prayer of the Heart to the Trinity,” giving again a description of this “Prayer.” In this prayer we place a veil over the busy activities of our brains and draw our inner attention to our hearts where we enter into prayer with the Trinity. Second, it follows the pattern of reading Scripture, called CLASP. These letters stand for: Cor, Lectio, Auditus, Suspiria, and Pax. We begin in our “heart” with prayer. We “read” through our Scripture passage. We “listen” to what this passage says to our hearts. We express in “sighs” to the Holy Spirit our longing to understand the Scripture more deeply. We end our prayer time in “peace.” Following this pattern of contemplative prayer and reading of Scripture, the Chapters treat the readings for the Weekdays of Lent, Weeks 3-5. Each chapter begins with a selection from Bernard Clairvaux, On Loving God (translated by Marianne Patmore and Coventry Patmore. London: Burns and Oates, 1884). Each chapter ends with a selection from Teresa of Avila, The Interior Castle (edited by Richard J. Payne. Translated by Kieran Kavanaugh and Otilio Rodriguez. The Classics of Western Spirituality. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1979). The final Chapter gives Bibliography for the Weekdays of Lent.All royalties from this book will go to support the Carmelite Sisters in Armstrong, BC. Read more